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Post by Charles Bronson on Jan 31, 2017 16:47:48 GMT
Regarding production values in the early days of TV. Last night, I was watching an episode from series two of The Avengers, and part of the story involved illegal arms exports, and a guy was packing them away on a boat just prior to crossing the channel, when all of a sudden for several seconds a bloke with a clipboard came into view in the background. Obviously one of the production crew. The guy packing the arms away was supposed to be the only one on the boat at the time.
To be fair, from what I've read about the show's production schedule in those early days. They were under tremendous pressure then.
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Post by Vienna on Jan 31, 2017 19:09:24 GMT
Apparently the early Avengers were made at the ABC TV studios in Teddington Middlesex, which sadly seems to have been demolished for a housing project. Here's a short film about Teddington Studios, Charles. Vi
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Post by Charles Bronson on Jan 31, 2017 22:36:35 GMT
I enjoyed that short film Vi It seems like ABC Teddington had a lot to be proud of in their output. I believe Public Eye originated on ABC, but didn't they have some studios in Birmingham too, or am I mistaken there ? When you look at the crap the TV studios are turning out now, it makes you sick. "Reality" stuff and the rest of it. I'm sure even the soaps were better in those days. I'm going to try and read up more on A.B.C studios in the near future. Charles.
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Post by Vienna on Feb 1, 2017 18:25:44 GMT
Charles, you're right about Public Eye starting out on ABC for the first three series, but then, along with Rediffusion, ABC became Thames and took over production of the remaining four series from 1969. It does state that ABC did have a partnership with ATV in the Midlands, and there was a studio facility in Aston, Birmingham, known as the Alpha Studios.
I think most of The Avengers episodes went into production at Elstree Studios, at least the later ones.
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